answering to district in a separate development the coffee headquarters of jailed opposition leader yulia tymoshenko that were raided by mossman with guns that's according to spokeswoman. but the police and ukraine's security services have denied involvement in the incident in which completes the service was seized according to some sources meal for peace will not make any man who became the main protest camp in independence square. from that i mean then on the nazis on its dominant as the saying goes ukraine's protest is being fueled by coffee and cake until now the warming thinks that the barricade to be decided by groups of individuals to organize to social media. but local businesses are now stepping in to offer support. that means that in a restaurant is a place free of politics and political parties graceful everyone relaxes have something to eat. sadly never offer customers which case the party they support the just create an atmosphere where people can feel safe in cpo. i just came here to take a break from routine everyday she chose to have some coffee well as the coffee i get to the barric

that revolution was of course the so-called progeny craddick forces with viktor yuschenko and yulia tymoshenko and get the ukrainian people. after their coming to power. you know fairly quickly had a period of disenchantment and they were voted out of power so if the opposition manages to secure power once again what do you think should be done differently this time around to make sure that people's aspirations are indeed mad. well there is a lot of disappointment in petitions to all kinds here and there is some disappoint in pro-democratic forces as well but once again if you think about the last parliamentary election these three barges we share in opposition got majority of the vote votes in departed elections at the last presidential election unit tymoshenko lost and of course only three percent so we can say that it remains as a very competitive country in terms of politics and as of the moment is the polls clearly show that people people are not tebow is what's happening in the country even before these events on the air around sixteen percent of the population support it what did the wh

minister relatively young but experienced in politics he took the reins of former prime minister yulia tymoshenko sparty when she was put in prison gets a new has been vocally advocating her release. in order to release the . prosecutors are building. the secular government to support the claim to the government the president's ability to though not everyone is buying it should tymoshenko walk free his days at the summit of the greats politics will be numbered and last but not least i looked at a new book the leader of the nationalists were the movement gays migrants jews and particularly russians have been in his crosshairs all along he wants to surrender us ukrainians to servitude to eternal slavery under moscow. did new book supports your integration for ukraine but many say his values are incompatible with the european ones the western powers fake well anything will work if the if we can work with them together and elements and you radicals are ok i think it's a dangerous game i think it is basically represents interference into ukraine's affairs the european union is actually prepared to rai

that revolution was of course the so-called project accredit forces with viktor yushchenko and yuliya tymoshenko and get the ukrainian people. after their coming to power. you know fairly quickly had a period of disenchantment and they were voted out of power so if the opposition manages to secure power once again what do you think should be done differently this time around to make sure that people's aspirations are indeed mad. well there is a lot of disappointment in petitions of all kinds here and there is some disappointed in program a critic forces as well but once again if you think about the last parliamentary election these three. does which are in opposition got majority of the votes votes in the party of actions at the last presidential election unit tymoshenko last year and of course only three percent so we can say that it remains as a very competitive country in terms of politics and as of the moment to the point that the polls clearly show that people people are not tebow is what's happening in the country even before these events on the air around sixteen percent of the population

that revolution was of course the so-called praja macwrite forces with viktor yushchenko and yuliya tymoshenko and yet the ukrainian people. after their coming to power. you know fairly quickly had a period of disenchantment and they were voted out of power so if the opposition manages to secure power once again what do you think should be done differently this time around to make sure that people's aspirations are indeed mad. well there is a lot of disappointment in politics and several crimes here and there is some disappoint in pro-democratic forces as well but once again if you think about the last parliamentary election these three but as we share in opposition got the majority of the vote votes in the party of actions at the last presidential election unit tymoshenko lost and of course only three percent so we can say that it remains as a very competitive country in terms of politics and as of the moment is the polls clearly show that people people are not tebow is what's happening in the country even before these events on the air around sixteen percent of the population supported what

revolution was of course the so-called prophet in a crowded forces with viktor yushchenko and yuliya tymoshenko and yet the ukrainian people. after their coming to power. you know fairly quickly had a period of disenchantment and they were voted out of power so if the opposition manages to secure power once again what do you think should be done differently this time around to make sure that people's aspirations are indeed mad. well there is a lot of disappointment in politics and several times here and there is some disappointing in pro-democratic forces as well but once again if you think about the last parliamentary election these three. just which are in opposition got a majority of the vote votes in departed elections at the last presidential election unit tymoshenko lost and of course only three percent so we can say that it remains as a very competitive country in terms of politics and as of the moment is the polls clearly show that people people are not tebow is what's happening in the country even before these events on the air around sixteen percent of the population support it what d

country's economy of the state it is of course the precondition that jailed off position leader yulia tymoshenko to be released from jail to attend germany for medical treatment on a bad back was always going to be a stretch for president as well so despite the pressure here in vilnius the deal is not precisely what your leaders are thinking to stress that the deal does remain on the table and could be signed as a future date particularly if there is a change in government in ukraine with the elections looming large there in twenty fifteen ok a lot of conflicts going on. a lot of confusion let's get to alexei he's in for us right now and what i want to know ways alexei was the atmosphere have been like all week long. we've seen protests happening in kiev all week long culminating in clashes at times people have been clearly unhappy with the government's decision not to be signing the free trade zone agreement with the european union even though the government has been trying to explain to the general population about the reasons why it's not doing that the ukrainian economy already ailing alread

it would have seen the release of gaoled politician tymoshenko. >> we go live to the capital deeve. somehow are things shaping up there today? >> you are joining me in st. michael's square. the mass rally that is gathering in a central park in kiev will march towards the site. a court injunction has been taken out to stop them reoccupying the square. exhibits then they have taken haven, sanctuary in the square behind me, where the monks have been copping out and giving them sandwiches and hot tea. they regret the opposition rally, and we don't expect a repetition of the tactics today. but the presence of up to 100,000 people in the city today will be a clear message to him that the opposition, who are now united around this point, are calling for his resignation, calling for ukraine to return to integration with europe. they are incensed by his decision to turn his back and move to the kremlin once again. they are demanding his resignation and they want early presidential elections called. they are saying they'll mount a general strike across the ukraine, coming at a critical moment

including tymoshenko. who is in gaol for political reasons. it is hoped a transparent democracy could be built. >> if we presume that for the west democracy is a value, it should be a concern. we raised expectations among the citizens of ukraine who are demanding their voices to be heard, in the 2004 orange revolution. pro-russian voices and infighting resulted in a broken state under the thumb of moscow. ukraine is deeply intwined, culturally, historically and economically. russia gets a lot of cash. about the the country is strat eegicily based, giving access to the mediterranean sea and influence on global security. >> many ukrainians like these urge support. the question is those aligned to russia or the kremlin will let ukraine go west. >> there is increasing pressure on the ukrainian president as to the country's economy being in session. two dozen states are bundling up to ward off bitter temperatures. arctic air is chilling 32 million people. snow, ice and winds are making roads dangerous. major midwest cities are bracing for power out

recently left the government so for example mr yeltsin nuclear used to be at the head of the parliament ms tymoshenko or was the prime minister and you shankar was the president so why didn't they sign their so sation agreement with the e.u. when they were in power there was no one to prevent them from doing that they would have done it in their due time and there would be no question arising today why didn't they do it after all. it's one of those i think i've got a legitimate suspicion that this has nothing to do with association with the e.u. this is rather about domestic politics. and the e.u. association is only a trigger all the pretext. so we believe that whoever wins in this political struggle whatever is. there in the future for ukraine we are going to cooperate with ukraine in a format that will be acceptable to the ukrainians themselves but are we going to go are you ok we continue with the questions. and a colleague from siberia. yes it was from the original workers think you think it's a new cause zusak from the city of alms is to put in our watch to your address to the federal assembly

again, it's hard to see how they talk when the party headquarters of fatherland, this is the party of tymoshenko, the former prime minister today, the computer services were taken out, it is very hard to fit a round table in square jail cell and complained today that really the government is not taking necessary steps to make talks like that fruitful and possible. >> ifill: a bleak and snowy night in kiev, david horzen horn thank you for join ug us. >> woodruff: now to another area of conflict, syria, where the uprising has reached its 1,000th day. recently, chief foreign affairs correspondent margaret warner reported on disarray among the western-backed rebels. tonight, she looks at the islamist fighters who are gaining traction, through the eyes of a journalist with unusual access to the al qaeda- linked groups. >> for more than a year the border crossing from turkey, a vital lifeline for syria's rebels was controlled by the anti-assad free syrian army. but saturday a newly formed alliance of islamist rebels calling itself the islamic front took charge. it was the latest blow to the moderate f

government to come in the president's ability on these matters though not everyone is buying it should tymoshenko walk free his days at the summit of the greats politics will be numbered and last but not least i looked at the book the leader of the nationalists were the movement gays migrants jews and particularly russians have been in his crosshairs all along. he wants to surrender us ukrainians to servitude to eternal slavery under moscow. supports your integration for ukraine but many say his values are incompatible with the european ones the western powers faith well anything will work if the if we can work with them together and elements and you radicals are ok i think it's a dangerous game i think it basically represents interference into ukraine's affairs the european union is actually prepared to raise the stakes all cry in the european countries on the fringes and basically risking a sort of a civil war in this riding the tide of you know my down and the troika of ukraine's opposition looks like a solid unit but appearances can be deceptive when the storm settles and the twenty fifteen p

from the fatherland party of the imprisoned former prime minister yulia tymoshenko here's our senior tenure and the leader of the order party heavyweight boxing champion vitali klitschko the three announced a decision to change round table talks held by president viktor yanukovich. the first sign of compromise after weeks of protests. you know it. that job the main opposition demanded the government resign the first meeting between the two sides yielded little progress. yanukovich did offer an amnesty for protesters who were detained when the police trying to clear independence square on december first. opposition leaders not to stick with their core demands. and in the queue was under two weeks ago it is. the opposition has made little progress towards its ultimate goals and preparations are being made for the next mass rally this weekend. with the very latest from central kiev was pretty in our correspondent there marcus raya market so there's been no progress at these talks today. what comes next i was glad to see the big leagues this could get to pretend to be off to the talks he

tymoshenko at these ratings anymore why because to washington would be just one more to feed in case they seize power ok well so now let's take a look at you know the sort of domestic situation there and look at different angles of the political struggle new crane. looking at the situation to massacre and we can also ignore the external factors and specifically the e.u. in your opinion what role does a plane all of this well it's quite clear that you use directly involved in these protests when we have the foreign minister of joining me in the speak over the hearing in parliament you know are the european politicians taking part in radius i think it's unprecedented it never happened but the big question is how does that all jive with the e.u. policies i mean beginning from two thousand and eight when the e.u. started the so-called eastern partnership you know trying to arrest several contrasts out of the russian sphere of influence and to get them closer to the u two point five billion euros has been spent on all of this and where are the results this is the huge question this is the

government to support the band members elizabeth on this matter though not everyone is buying it should tymoshenko walk free his days at the summit of the greats politics will be numbered there are even some judges real conviction and to me she goes on nice with ten shankill and you shan't go that was always that tension that was always that simmering that undercurrent which frequently exploded into iraq intimacy moved there between the two with yes and yet this very little prospect that would be any debts in fact is every going to live it would be worse and last but not least i look to both the leader of the nationalists the movement gays migrants jews and particularly russians have been in his crosshairs all along. he wants to surrender us ukrainians to servitude to eternal slavery under moscow. supports your integration for ukraine but many say his values are incompatible with the european ones the western powers think well anything will work if that if we can work with them together and elements and you radicals are ok i think it's a dangerous game i think it basically represents interference

disruption in the city but did not mention brains of the offices of former opposition leader yulia tymoshenko. when russian media to focus on ukraine's opposition movement. it seems unwilling to focus on concrete issues like the various calls by the protest leaders instead journalists are sticking to a simple image of like presenting this police helmet supposedly destroyed by demonstrators. on another channel a documentary about the demonstrations presents the speaker of the pro european. the leader of russia's communist party has drawn historical parallels what many considered dubious to the situation in ukraine is n developing along the same lines as events in the nineteen nineties. it's more the nineteen seventies when europe was seized by patches of woods. rather than showing the hundreds of gluing the other ukrainian plants on display. russian television footage focuses on the red and black flags says he did with the far right images of protesters top winds down to the landing date with russia's anti fascist rhetoric new review of the tunnel surprise radical elements and joined in demons

we can make links to yulia tymoshenko in ukraine who the western media is portraying as a hard done by individual she was an oligarch who made millions from the gas industry chivas with g.v. asli in the mid ninety's ninety's that's why she's in prison and it was absolutely correct when pretty heated rhetoric came to power but he removed. from political positions of power but it wouldn't be tolerated in america or in britain or in france in germany and they should not be tolerated in russia and rightly so you know because capitalists publish and i did sell the u.k. magazine politics fast thank you very much indeed. more news coming your way after this short break including our report on fracking and its hazards you're watching out international stay with. no. this christmas no no no the north pole has been virtually invaded season occupied and so now santa is living in the occupied territories of the north pole. and boil up there rudolph the red nosed reindeer has been read designated a terrorist. and a commie. then word any word that sets you up and makes you see the need for the us mi

government uses the band to accommodate the president's ability though not everyone is buying it should tymoshenko walk free his days at the summit of ukraine's politics will be numbered there are even some judge it is real conviction. because released with two shankill and you shan't go there was always that changing it was always that simmering undercount which frequently exploded into iraq into a messy move there between the two sides with us and yet this very little prospect that would be any debts in fact is every or at least would he be worse and last but not least i looked at a new book the leader of the nationalists were the movement gays migrants jews and particularly russians have been in his crosshairs all along. he wants to surrender us ukrainians to servitude to eternal slavery under moscow. new book supports your integration for ukraine but many say his values are incompatible with the european ones the western powers faint well anything will work if the if we can work with them together and elements and you radicals are ok i think it's a dangerous game i think it is basically repres

jailed opposition leader yulia tymoshenko has urged her countrymen to reject closer relations with moscow. so far kiev has not joined in russia's customs union. but that's only a small consolation to the anti moscow protesters. for more of the story we're joined now by susan stewart she's in eastern europe analysts that the german institute for international and security welcome to the show personal guilt will this can be enough to sort out ukraine's financial books but certainly a good short term solution for yemen called it that basically he and his cronies have created very dire economic straits for the country and needs to find a way out of that. and i think this will possibly even tide him over and tell the presidential elections currently scheduled for march two thousand fifteen mm so what's the quid pro quo then we had to customs union mentioned in that report the russian would like ukraine to join the size of insisting they didn't talk about that mosque. they may or may not have talked about it but i am certain that they have talked about it in the past and it is certainly the cas

it's in you was a foreign minister also said that the parliament tymoshenko is a former prime minister. yushchenko was ukraine's president. what did they sign these papers when they're in power. noah was standing in the way they could have gone ahead and sewing them and that the nie program today. i have images and sounds of the current protest about moving closer to the eu. it's an internal political struggle in signing on loan signing this document is just a pretext to light odyssey which could affect up to twenty five thousand people court sides with a twentieth anniversary of russia's prosecution. members of the suez and greenpeace activists from the so called arctic thirty are expected to benefit bodies that decision was also mentioned including the president steps of the organization itself. woo hoo. then she attends a non exclusive economic zone was not responding and they tried to stay on the platform that they often tend to still move this second but is still the drumming of border guards is that's a civil discussion about protecting the environment. it's just self pr or atten

demanded the release of those who make all political prisoners including former prime minister yulia tymoshenko in the activists detained during a protest last week in the coffin of the vet said that the question of the resignation of the government will be included in the engine of the parliament on tuesday the opposition leaders such as art scene the scene you wanted to gamble and let them eat which cole spoke with such demands as well wouldn't it be that the political way to resolve this crisis is early presidential and parliamentary elections is the main them and not only for the ukraine opposition but also for the entire ukrainian people. the party of regions which holds the majority in the dada states that there are no reasons for resignation of the cabinet the party speaker unexamined your family said at a morning meeting that the questions of the protesters should be answered but opposition leaders in his opinion show themselves not in a mess like i will continue to move this week. then we have heard the slogans many times they just want to take advantage of the situation in the country

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country's economy of the state he is in and of course the precondition to jail the opposition leader yulia tymoshenko to be released from jail to attend germany for medical treatment on a bad back was always going to be a stretch for president as well so despite the pressure here in vilnius the deal has not been signed what leaders have thinking to stress that the deal does remain on the table and could be signed as a future date particularly if there is a change in government in ukraine with the elections looming large there in twenty fifteen ok a lot of conflicts going on a lot of confusion let's get to alexei who's in kiev for us right now and what i want to know ways alexei was the atmosphere been like all week long. we've seen protests happening in kiev all week long been ageing in glasses or times people have been clearly unhappy with the government. decision not to be signing the free trade zone agreement with the european union even though the government has been trying to explain to the general population about the reasons why it's not doing that the gradient economy already ailing already s

will continue calling for president the honor code which to resign and former prime minister yulia tymoshenko to be released protesters have also gathered in the thai capital bangkok for another rally aimed at pressuring prime minister you look she wants to design areas of bangkok think it came to a standstill as demonstrators massed sites to help the capital the opposition say they don't boycott a snap election called for february. they want the prime minister said stand down immediately. world leaders are stepping up efforts to pull shots and on back from the brink of civil war. envoys from the united states are flying into the capital juba today to try to persuade leaders to end the conflict peacefully. tens of thousands of people are seeking refuge in refugee at us bases. violence erupted last weekend after a former vice president allegedly tried to stage a coup. since then hundreds from rival ethnic groups have been killed. you are sick you and secretary general beyond the moon says he is extremely worried about the crisis speech in the philippines earlier today. he appealed to all sides

hash of their gas and negotiations with the russians when the of when the negotiations were led by tymoshenko and they made it hash of the negotiations with the european union about this now the thing to do is to try to help them out of this situation and the way to do that is to speak with the other country the other the third party in this matter and it is a third party and it cannot be wished away which is russia saying that you know it's very bad that the russians do these things and they know they shouldn't behave . even this way is all very well it doesn't take you anywhere the russians have legitimate interests in the ukraine entirely legitimate connections with the ukraine they see their business is threatened by this they took action to defend it if you're going to make this work you have to talk to them not over ten years but now ok and what do you think about that i mean after this fiasco here and there is violence going on and people are being hurt on all sides in ukraine maybe turn a fresh page and have a trilateral agreement sit down all three parties i know the european union d

hash of their gas and negotiations with the russians when the of when they negotiations were led by tymoshenko and they made it hash of the negotiations with the european union about this now the thing to do is to try to help them out of this situation and the way to do that is to speak with the other country the are the third party in this matter and it is a third party and it cannot be wished away which is russia saying that you know it's very bad that the russians do these things and they know they shouldn't behave . even this way is all very well it doesn't take you anywhere the russians have legitimate interests in the ukraine entirely legitimate connections with the ukraine they see their business is threatened by this they took action to defend it if you're going to make this work you have to talk to them not it over ten years but now ok and what do you think about that i mean after this fiasco here and there is violence going on and people are being hurt on all sides in ukraine maybe turn a fresh page and have a trilateral agreement sit down all three parties i know the european union

governing ukraine also don't get a continuous was a foreign minister also said that the parliament tymoshenko is a former prime minister. yushchenko was ukraine's president. what did they sign these papers when they're in power. noah was standing in the way it's the kind of go ahead and sewing and mending the new program today. i have in jesus and sounds that come to protest about leaving places in the field. it's an internal critics. still signing on loan signing this document is just a pretext that it seemed like no other reason why news about the makeup of course became such a surprise is that because that the embassy that the authorities that we are working on and that should affect up to twenty one thousand people. that was just us and for the first time putting all these years no one actually asked a question about temples during the actual conference itself but they did talk about a pushy riot which should benefit from the upcoming honesty end of the so called arctic thirty. greenpeace activists were arrested in the russian orphan or are being charged with two of hooliganism. these sho

hash of their ghastly negotiations with the russians when the of when they negotiations were led by tymoshenko and they made it hash of the negotiations with the european union about this now the thing to do is to try to help them out of this situation and the way to do that is to speak with the other country the are the third party in this matter and it is a third party and it cannot be wished away which is russia saying that you know it's very bad that the russians do these things and they know they shouldn't behave . even this way is all very well it doesn't take you anywhere the russians have legitimate interests in the ukraine entirely legitimate connections with the ukraine they see their business is threatened by this they took action to defend it if you're going to make this work you have to talk to them not over ten years but now ok you know what do you think about that i mean after this fiasco here and there is violence going on and people are being hurt on all sides in ukraine maybe turn a fresh page and have a trilateral agreement sit down all three parties i know the european unio

opposition leader yulia tymoshenko to be released from jail to attend germany for medical treatment on a bad back was always going to be a stretch for president on the coverage as well despite pressure vilnius the deal has not been signed but leaders have been keen to stress that the deal does remain on the table and could be signed as a future date particularly if there is a change in government in ukraine with the elections looming large there in twenty fifteen ok a lot of conflicts going on a lot of confusion let's get to alexei he's in for us right now.

. >> reporter: the nation's most well-known opposition leaders tymoshenko. but in the last week her daughter said that her rival, viktora yanukovych has been preventing her from doing that. >> with his power, he's deaf and blind and they don't answer to their brutal acts. >> reporter: there have been a number of recent attacks on government opponents including one earlier this week on a prominent journalist. several suspects are in custody but the government only wanted to charge them with public disorder. >> it's the beginning of the holiday season here at a saturday. there are more protesters than during the week. >> reporter: opposition leaders are hoping that demonstrators will come out in larger numbers on sunday for a march yanukovy yanukovych. and on ne new year's eve when demonstrators would like to show that it still matters to people here. >> this has been a scientific break through off the waters of scotland. four new animals have been discovered in one is considered one of the most desolate places on earth. this worm is the first of its kind foun

president yanukovych, and major opposition leaders, members of civil society, including the daughter of tymoshenko, many of the so- called oligarchs, youth, and students, and some of the hundreds of thousands of peaceful demonstrators. in all of my many years of travels abroad, i have never seen anything like what we witnessed last weekend in ukraine. on saturday night, we stood in the trade union building overlooking the -- while roughly a quarter of a million ukrainians cheered and jumped up and down in a sea of sparkling cell phones. on sunday when we addressed the crowd, it was estimated to be as many as one million people. there were ukrainians from all walks of life, men and women, young and old, from all parts of the country. there were ukrainian veterans of the soviet war in afghanistan helping to protect the demonstrators and securing our passage through the crowd. as we spoke, thousands interrupted us with cheers of "thank you, usa!" it was one of the most moving experiences i have had. senator murphy and i did not go to ukraine to interfere with its internal affairs or to favor one grou

then of the coventry given the west's to the imprisonment of another leading opposition leader yulia tymoshenko former prime minister. um she is in jail convicted of corruption by the current government. um we think of the coverage we get to that here. yes definitely i will not support the fact that students were sent these in jail. it is definitely here is the point. it was kind of a decision before the season the wish of recent presidents erm maybe i should stop to call him president amin of chemical means. it was his special wish. to kind of thing or two to move the person who wants to take his place and sit and see what she she could do. and let's not talking about its units in the center has agreed to check for ukraine aquila on him all the world to moose to try to remember whose units into sentences and not you. e dish and this is the petition. is existing in ukrainian the only people that may lead to four looked up and down now. she was i. and she was part of from two as part of the team off. which mom and said those people that we we we as ukrainians dun wish to come back. amidst the in

hash of their gas and negotiations with the russians when the of when they negotiations were led by tymoshenko and they made it hash of the negotiations with the european union about this now the thing to do is to try to help them out of this situation and the way to do that is to speak with the other country the other the third party in this matter and it is a third party and it cannot be wished away which is russia saying that you know it's very bad that the russians do these things and they know they shouldn't behave . even this way is all very well it doesn't take you anywhere the russians have legitimate interests in the ukraine entirely legitimate connections with the ukraine they see their business is threatened by this they took action to defend it if you're going to make this work you have to talk to them not over ten years but now ok and what do you think about that i mean after this fiasco here and there is violence going on and people are being hurt on all sides in ukraine maybe turn a fresh page and have a trilateral agreement sit down all three parties i know the european union d

dear ukraine went to the opposition leader yulia tymoshenko has called on the west it in case i'm cents against president unique eye fixed on this balmy late this amid the nation's last fiscal crisis in decades and is visiting west and did not catch the authorities to respect the mass protests spots by a utensil and placing european integration of course wanted to get out of a crack at school for me to a cd signing taste. you'll find the ukraine to be hosting a summit of the organization for security and cooperation in europe this is an organization which has already been critical of president that the amateur that says regime saying that the elections the parliament elections in two thousand and twelve felt some way short of its standards to being labeled free and fat. now we've seen other reasons for the international community to criticize day he trained with the police but instead there was in kiev this weekend's ukrainian foreign minister danny because our opening this pretence that we should rather see the ongoing protests in kiev as an exalted just how tolerant the ukraine days o